George Bellairs

Dead March for Penelope Blow (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"Slow and steady wins the case" as a dedicated London policeman puzzles through a fatal fall, a financial mystery, and an eccentric family's many secrets ( Kirkus Reviews). Miss Penelope Blow's fatal fall from her bedroom window would seem like a tragic accident, if it weren't for Penelope's multiple visits to Scotland Yard before her death, trying to get in touch with Inspector Littlejohn. Now, before he ever had a chance to talk to the woman, he's driven to look deeper into a case that may very well be murder-with no cooperation from Penelope's wealthy, secretive, and thoroughly odd family... "As is often the case in Bellairs' novels, his prose is often very wryly amusing.... One of his most readable tales, offering an interesting mix of characters and a satisfying puzzle to solve." - Mysteries Ahoy

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781504089821
• Artikelnr.: 75712063

Autorenporträt

George Bellairs is the pseudonym under which Harold Blundell (1902-1982) wrote police procedural thrillers in rural British settings. He was born in Lancashire, England, and worked as a bank manager in Manchester. After retiring, Bellairs moved to the Isle of Man, where several of his novels are set, to be with friends and family. In 1941 Bellairs wrote his first mystery, Littlejohn on Leave, during spare moments at his air raid warden's post. The title introduced Thomas Littlejohn, the detective who appears in fifty-seven of his novels. Bellairs was also a regular contributor to the Manchester Guardian and worked as a freelance writer for newspapers both local and national.